Blood-Crying Maiden

Anita was the most beautiful lady in the city. The beauty was unique and uncanny. She loved everyone even if some people wanted to hurt her. She was a sweet and a nice girl. The thing she most loved to do on her free days is to help some paople in need, or if not that then she would go around her neighborhood to search for some stay cats or dogs. As she grew older, the hobbies didn't really change that much. She workes at the makeup store as a makeup artist, she really loved working there and everyone loves her style. Most of the times she working seven hours only in the day, but sometimes if there's need to fix something or to add new products to the shelves she stays up late. Next day she doesn't need to go to the work, so that shift is great for her. One night as they were preparing to go home, her friend from the work told her to wair for her a little outside because she forgot the key in the staff room, Anita nodded as she waited outside.

Her friend found the key and said: "Sorry for the wait. I found the key. Let me just find some paperwork for tomorrow's promotion products so that we can go."

Anita added: "Okay, I won't go anywhere!"

Her friend added: "Give me five more minutes."

Anita nodded as her friend was running around the shop searching for the paperwork.

The friend found found everything she needed and she closed and locked the shop's door.

While the friend was inside the shop, Anita saw a man standing on the other side of the road. The man just looked her way, and just smiled then left. She was a little scared, but she thought that she just imagined the things.

"I think you will find even more customers for the talent you have." -Her friend smiled as they were walking.

"Ah, thank you very much." -Says Anita as she puts her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Wow, that's like you don't know your own talent." -Her friend smiled as they crossed the street.

"Well, I need to go the other way you know, but I can see you off." -Anita added.

"You don't have to, have fun reading that book you brought. See you in two days!" -The friend smiled.

The two of hugged and said their goodbyes.

They were waving, as they crossed different streets.

As Anita tuened her head, the man was behind her smiling. Her friend saw him but didn't really mind it at all until she said something shinny in his hand.

The man laughed out loud, and then Anita got scared. She scarted running in the alley she never was before. Her friend called the police but they were to late. He stabbed her more that ten times, the knife was still in her body. As her friend approached, she saw the blood on the floor and then she screamed in pain and agony.

The friend fell on the floor and started to cry her soul out. Anita was laying on the floor as if she was sleeping peacefully. She had a nice white long dress on, but it became red as the blood was coloring her white and beautiful dress.

The murderer escaped amd was never found.

Anita would roam around as a ghost in the same alley, and people would see her image but never really created any drama because if that.

The man who murdered Anita saw her everywhere, and eventually he went crazy.

Once he saw a beautiful girl in a white dress just smiling at him the next he saw a bloody dress while the same lady was crying.

In his house there would be drops of blood, but never found any footprints.

At 3AM, he woke up and sae the same maiden standing next to his bed crying.

She looked at him and her eyes were all red.

The tears that fell down were blood. And the blood stayed on the floor.

Once he found a bloody handprint, the next day he found more drops of blood.

She would hunt him forever, as if that was her last wish.

Two week later, she appeared again and said: "Why did you do it." , and then vanished from the spot.

Each day he went even more crazy.

The police was searching for him, but who would know that they will find him dead in the same alley after four months.

He sliced his own neck and died at the same place he killed Anita.

"I cannot live like this anymore. I've killed her." -He wrote on a little paper next to his jacket.

He sliced his neck with a similar knife he stabbed Anita.

After some time they went to investigate his house and found the mess he has been living in.

Blood was also found, and when one of the police staff touched the blood that was on the floor she showed herself again but with a smile on her face while wearing the same white dress.

Everyone was shocked but never said a word to anyone.

The murderer was found and Anita's case was closed

In the night you still could see her, the beautiful maiden crying or smiling at you. Sometimes she still had the bloody tears, but people didn't really see her that much.

"She was here..."

"-Who?"

"The blood-crying maiden of our fears..."